From The Factory

[Texas Factory]

Taylorcraft Aviation, LLC
2045 Les Mauldin Brownsville, Texas 78521
Phone: (956) 986-0700
Fax: (956) 986-0709

September 4, 2006

From the Factory

To all forum members and Taylorcraft owners, the recent discussions regarding the factory and a sheriff’s sale. I now have proof that ex-employee Joe Marroquin, United Airlines Captain Thomas Garrick and Taylorcraft Foundation President Forrest Barber conspired to close down Taylorcraft Aviation for their own personal gain. The proof is overwhelming from reserving the name Taylorcraft Aviation with the state of Texas 120 days ago, letters to our customers, the FAA calls to the Airport Director, City of Brownsville, EDC of Brownsville etc, etc.

Motive, why would they go to this extreme? Greed, if the factory wasn’t in business they could create an environment very similar to the Piper Cub lift strut Airworthiness Directive. Let’s do some math 3000 Taylorcraft’s $2,500.00 for a new set of lift struts equal’s Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
(7,500,000.00).

There is no doubt that this will be a long and expensive lawsuit, please note all past and future comments on the forum are admissible in court.

So what’s next, I have contacted the FAA and asked if they would investigate Mr. Barber and return to me all Taylorcraft Drawings pertaining to the 1A9 and A-696 Type Certificates also I have filed a suspect and unapproved parts on all parts in his possession. Data Plates if you have purchased a new data plate in the last five years from someone other than Taylorcraft Aviation, I have also filed a suspect and unapproved parts report on all Taylorcraft Data Plates. We are also reviewing all 337 reports for the last five years for suspect and unapproved parts.

The Federal Aviation Administration wants to know is their a problem with the Taylorcraft Lift Struts, if you have replaced your lift struts in the last five years please contact the factory with information as to why you had to replace the struts and where you purchased replacement struts.

Protect yourself and your aircraft if you purchase a new part or a new old part
(nos) from anyone other than the Factory insist on an 8130-3 tag.

Sincerely,


Harry Ingram
President

[Winston L.]

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The funny thing is Harry, you wouldn't know a Taylorcraft part if you tripped
over one.
Your friend, Winston Larison

[mhorowit]

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That's one disjointed letter - Mike

[cpirrmann]

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Sic transit gloria mundi ....

[robbie]

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Harry,
Thanks for posting, can you give us any idea where the company is as of today. Did the selling of equipment set the company back in producing parts and airplanes?
Is the struts replacments going to be a issue in the future.
Are we going the same route as piper and their struts??

[crispy critter]

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And the Shit shall hit the fan

[CraigH]

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And the Shit shall hit the fan

I thought I smelled something.

[VictorBravo]

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Hell, Harry, I TOLD you you should have hired me as a PR writer. If you had, I would have been able to write something that actually did raise some suspicion on your behalf.

I could have raised the possibility of aliens landing, and trying to put you out of business. I could have come up with a credible theory of terrorism, and how the Muslim extremists want to destroy Taylorcraft because it's an American institution. I happen to be so fabulously talented that I could convince the Taylorcraft-flying public that Elvis and the Memphis Mafia wanted to destroy Taylorcraft, so that he could steal the Type Certificate and build airplanes in Graceland, while popping pain pills and doing a few other unsavory things Elvis was known to do.

And although I am completely full of BS when required for the sake of a little humor, I don't think even I could come up with enough BS to claim that Forrest Barber would want to do any harm to Taylorcraft. Forrest has his ego like many of us, and I'll grant you that he probably has his share of character flaws (the Basset Hound ratted him out after a bribe involving a dog biscuit).

But disloyalty, criminal intent and stupidity are a pretty rare combination in people who fly Taylorcrafts. Forrerst's family and flying career are linked to Taylorcraft down to his bones.

I think your letter pissed on you more than it did on anyone. BUT, for the sake of fairness, if you have any real evidence that Forrest or anyone else sunk your company or was planning to defraud anyone, put the evidence on this forum and we'll all see it.

DO NOT make some wishy-washy BS statement that the evidence can't be made public at the request of the FBI, or any such nonsense. You were able to post a claim publicly that Forrest conspired to sink your boat, so by definition you can publicly post the evidence as to why and HOW he did it. No evidence, no credibility.

If you post credible evidence that Forrest Barber (and anyone else) is a conspirator to harm Taylorcraft, then we'll look at it. If you make a thunderous claim like that and don't back it up with facts, then on behalf of all of us, Foxtrot Yankee.

[Robert Lees]

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I am locking this thread, simply on the basis that I think it's inappropriate for this group.

I have no personal gripe with Harry...in fact I have had excellent service from him, but I think he should post his objections and comments on a different forum.

Harry, please email me or PM me for my reasoning.

Rob

[Forrest Barber]

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I had to re open and post, sorry, just read it today. This is ridiculous. Enough said for the moment. Reminds me of the days of the other owner when he turned US in for having SHOCK CORDS that were not approved. For Gods sake , I had the certs on all that stuff.
Now a lot of you see why I have not been shipping a lot of used parts. A lot of news reporters have called too! I have no idea what registering the Taylorcraft name in Texas is all about... bye for now
More important stuff to do. Thanks to the members for the support. The family & I were away for the week-end and just got back onto the internet.